I was born in Mérida (Spain), an ancient city founded by the Roman Empire in 25 BC, during the reign of Caesar Augustus. Mérida is located in southwestern Spain. The city became the capital of the province of Lusitania and one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. Mérida has more important Roman monuments than any other city in Spain. I currently live between Spain and Mexico. My city of residence in Spain is Seville, a very beautiful southern city steeped in history.
With regard to Mexico, there are many cities and towns that I love, such as Zacatecas, Querétaro, and Morelia, among many others, but I spend most of my time in Guadalajara, capital of the state of Jalisco. Guadalajara is known as the Pearl of the West because of its cultural and historical importance in western México.
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I obtained my PhD in Mathematics from the University of Seville, where I was a professor for many years. Specifically, I carried out teaching and research work in the Department of Applied Mathematics at this university. During my time as a professor, I taught Numerical Analysis using MATLAB, a high-level technical computing language. I am currently retired and, having left mathematics behind, I devote my time to studying classical languages such as Latin and Ancient Greek. A wonderful consequence of studying the latter is being able to read the New Testament in the language in which it was written.
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The spiritual quest has been one of the most important characteristics of my life. The core of my spiritual life lies at the center of an equilateral triangle whose vertices are Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism. When, years ago, I read in a book written by the Jesuit priest and Zen master Arul M. Arokiasamy that the author felt he was Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist, it evoked something very familiar, because I have felt the same way for most of my life. I recently came across a passage in Justin Brierley's book The Surprising Revival of Faith in God that really caught my attention:
I believe that even precursors like Buddhism, Hinduism, and the nature religions are echoing the story of Christianity in ways that point towards its eventual fulfillment in Jesus.
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Father Serge Bulgakov has expressed it beautifully and poetically:
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Shining through the heart, the light of the Name of Jesus illuminates all the universe.
This made me wonder if perhaps we are all—Buddhists, Hindus, and Christians alike—called to converge on Jesus, the omega point of the evolution of human beings and the cosmos.
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My website only contains black and white photographs. Currently, Adobe Lightroom Classic is my favorite RAW converter. It produces stunning, natural-looking color images. To create black and white photographs, I use Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro conversion plug-in, which produces exceptional black and white conversions.